Fruit picker



April 26 1927 N. FRYMAN FRUIT PICKER Filed April 24. 1926 `INVENTOR. fr gina?? Nanay Patented pr. 26, 1927.

sT-Af 'rE sfi NANCY FRYMAN, F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FRUIT PICKER.

Application filed April 24,1926. Serial No. 104,425.

connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings f Figure 1 is a View of the picker in elevation;

Figure 2 is a side view partly in section,

and

F a rod 25 pivoted thereto at 26.

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevation of the picker head.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the device is supported by two ground Wheels r10 journaled on an aXle 11 clamped between two plates v12 forming a body,- as by means of bolts 13. An archedbracket 14 is detachably secured to the .top of the body by'two of the bolts 13 and a post 15 passes upwardly. through an opening in the bracket, the head v16 of the post being aclconiiiiodated in the arch of the bracket. Said post is turnable or swiveled with respect to the bracket 14 and the body and at its upper endas at 17, is pivotallyV conneet-ed to a tube or chute v18. Said tube or chute 18 is made in a plurality of relatively slidable sections 18a, adjustably secured together by binding screws 18b carried by certain of the sections.

The uppermost section 18a has a picker head 19 thereon comprising a stationary jaw section 20 and a movable jaw section 21, pivoted to the former as at 22. A contractile coil spring 23 is fastened at its ends to said jaw sections. A crank 24 extends from the movable jaw section 21 and has Said rod in turn is pivoted at 27 to a bell cranklevei 28 pivoted at 29 to a handle 30, rigid on and offset from one of the sections 18a. In order that the rod' 25 may be adjusted to compensate for the adjustment in length of the tube, said rod 25 ispreferably made in telescopic sections as shown', which are capa-- ble of fastening in any adjusted position through the manipulation of a binding element 31.`

At the lower end of' the tube, a` bag or other receptacle 32 is provided to catch the fruit which is picked and entersthe same through the tube. Said receptacle 32 ,is

detachably connected as by a spring wire 33, to the lower end of the tube, and the receptacle rests on a. shelf 341 fastened to `the post 15 as at 35.

In use, the device is moved over the ground, with the occupant for instance engaging the element 30 with one hand in I order to maintain it elevated and to push it. The head 19 is'placed in proper position relative to the fruit to heV picked and the lever 18 is rocked while the hand simultaneously engages the handle 30 and lever 28, in order to open the jaw 21 relatively tok jaw 20. The fruit is engaged between the jaws 2O and 21, after which the ,lever 28 is released and the spring 23 draws the jaw`21 to closed position, thus snapping the stem of the fruit,.and picking the latter, which .falls through the tube 18 into the sack 32. It will be realized of course that the device may be adjusted as to length as desired and that in addition to being propelled over the field on the wheels l0, the picker parts may be revolved about a vertical axis due to the swivel mounting of the post 15.

Various changes mayberesorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope ot' the invention.

I claim as my invention l 1. A device of t-he class described comprising a tube, picker means carried thereby, a wheeled body, a post rotatably supported on said body and on which said tube is mounted, and means on said post to support a receptacle to catch fruit falling through the tube.

2. A device of the class described com prising a tube, picker means thereon com-v prising a fixed jaw, a movable jaw pivoted to the fixed jaw, means to urge ythe movable jaw to closed position, means operable to open the movable jaw,k a ost on which 'said tube is pivoted, and a mo ile body on which said post is swiveled.

8. A device of the class described comprsing a tube,y picker means thereon comprsmg a lfixed Jaw, 2t movable Jaw plvoted to open the movable jaw, a post on which said tube is pvoted, a mobile body on which lo said post is swveled, a receptacle to which Said tube leads, and ak shelf secured to said post supporting said receptacle. f

In testimony whereof I aX ,l my signw ture. n

NANCY FRYMAN. 

